Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-10-28
THE GRAND LODGE.
THE ODD FELLOWS FINISH Up THEIR
BUSINESS. AND ADJOURN SINE DIE.
Officers for the Ensuing Year Elected and Duly In
stsllsd-A Large Amount Of Interesting
Miscellaneous Business Transacted.

The !. o. o. F. Grand Lodge opened at
o'clock yesterday morning and after due
examination and prayer by the Grand Chap
lain and reading of the minutes, proceeded
to business. A telegram from the Grand
Lodge of Kentucky was received request
ing the comforting of the Grand Lodge de-
grees on Past Grand Il. R. BlaisdelI, which
was complied with.
The report of the Committee IN Appeals
was adopted dismissipg the appeal Of Kate
Barclay Lodge against GAINESVILLE Lodge
and remanding the case OF R. Harshbar-
ger against West Union Lodge to the Lodge
to be reopened; also requiring the Grand
Master to take notice of the afidayits re-
flec:ipg upon the working of West Union
Lodge.
A letter from Grand Representative o.
S. Mckinney was read and ordered upon
the minutes.
The report OF c. Shriver, P. g., repre-
senting the committee ON Charleston earth.
quake, was adopted.
A revision of the constitution was sub
mitted by the COMMITTEES, which was
ordered printed in the journal.
Nominations being re.opened, Past
Grands John Beckley, K. H. Freer and S,
NJ. Darrah were nominated for Grand War
den. The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
G. NJ. Fought, Grand Master.
r. Alexander, Deputy Grand Master.
S. A. Steele, Grand Warden.
E. A. Billingslea, Grand Secretary.
A. F. Lang, Grand Representative.
The incoming Grand Master was in
structed to visit Jackson c. H., and ex-
anime the condition of Ripley Lodge, No,
80.
TIs newly elected officers were then in
stalled.
The Grand Master then appointed the
following committees:
Approval of Bonds-E. A. Peck, l..
Reinheim, W. H. Sheib.
Printing!. L. Smith, J. w. Mathsr,
J. V. White.
Bylaws and Appeals-A. F. Lang, W.
w. Van Wrinkle, J. W. Mather, aud J. W.
Haddox
The bonds of the Grand Secretary and
Treasurer were reported by the committee
AZ approved.
The Financial Committee reported the
expense of the session at 81 ,069. 50, also
that the bill Of o. s. Mckinney, p. G. NJ,
for printing, be adopted, together with the
bill of E. A. Billingslea, Grand Secretary.
The Grand Master was ordered to, if pos
sible, recover the money illegally dis
tributed by Clifton Lodge. The Grand
Secretary's salary was fixed at $500 and
the Grand Treasurer's salary at 800 for
the year.
The Committee on Finance reported the
allowance Of SIS to the Assistant Secretary
and $40 to the Janitor.
The Capitation tax was fixed at 15c per
term per capita.
The Grand Secretary was ordered to as
certain the cost OF new regalia for the Of
ficers of the Grand Lodge.
Resolutions Of thanks to the Wheeling
Park Association, Elm Grove K. K. Co
aud President Anton Reymann, with man
aging directors August Rolf and Henry
Stamm, were adopted and ordered spread
upon the journal.
A special committee to report upon the
rights of the Grand Lodge to property OF
incorporated subordinates, consisting of
Past Grand Masters r. s. Brown, J. T.
HOke and p. GanO, was appointed.
A resolution Of thanks to the EnCamp.
ments and Lodges OF the city of Wheeling
for their enjoyable entertainment at the
First Baptist Church, We inesday night,
was adopted.
The Grand officers were ordered 10 have
two hundred copies Of their reports printed
for use ut next session, and also six hun
dred copies of the Journal to be printed.
Alter reading of the minutes, the Grand
Lodge adjourned sine die.